-- Update: It appears that junior DeAndre Daniels will not play. He didn't participate in the shoot-around late this afternoon. He's recovering from a high right ankle sprain suffered at Rutgers on Saturday.

-- UConn has won five of last six while Houston hast lost four of five.

-- Sophomore guard Omar Calhoun, who sat out Saturday's game with a sprained ankle, will be available to play tonight.

-- UConn leads series, 2-1, losing last meeting 75-71 loss Dec. 31 in Houston behind Thomas's 23 points. The Huskies got off to a sluggish start, trailed by 18 at halftime and then staged a furious second half rally before falling short.

"It was a terrible game all-around," Boatright said. "We cut a 21 point lead in four minutes. If we can come out and play UConn basketball from the jump, we should be all right."

"Hopefully we come out with a better mindset this game in front of our home crowd," coach Kevin Ollie said.

-- Thomas is only AAC player in the top five in scoring (5th) and rebounding (2nd).

-- Top reserve: 6-7 so. forward Danuel House (13.7 pts, 5.5 rebs).

-- House and starter L.J. Rose missed the first meeting because of injuries.

-- Hot: Napier is averaging 27.7 points in last three games.

Cold: Boatright is shooting 31.7 percent (13-for-41) in last four games.

-- Houston ranks ninth in AAC rebounding margin at minus 2.9.

-- UConn is first in the AAC (all games) in free throw percentage (77.5), 3-point field goal percentage (41.3) and blocks (6.5 per game).

-- Napier ranks fourth on the program's all-time assist list with 568. Ollie is third at 619.